1930 VFL Season

Season Details

Name: 1930 VFL Season
Team(s): 12
Round(s): 18
Finals System: Second Amended Argus System
Match(es): 112

Season Results

Premiers: Collingwood
Runners-Up: Geelong
Minor Premiers: Collingwood
Brownlow Medallist(s): Harry Collier (Collingwood), Allan Hopkins (Footscray), Stan Judkins (Richmond)
Leading Goalkicker Medallist(s): Gordon Coventry (Collingwood)

Team Results

Team Ladder (W-D-L & P%) Brownlow Leader(s) Goalkicking Leader(s) (Home-and-Away)
Collingwood (P) 1st 15 -0- 3 144.3% Harry Collier (4) Gordon Coventry (105)
Carlton 2nd 15 -0- 3 141.6% Joe Kelly, Colin Martyn (2) Les Allen (54)
Richmond 3rd 11 -0- 7 124.7% Stan Judkins (4) Jack Titus (47)
Geelong (R) 4th 11 -0- 7 118.7% George Todd (3) Bill Kuhlken (50)
Melbourne 5th 11 -0- 7 104.7% Bob Johnson (3) George Margitich (73)
Essendon 6th 10 -0- 8 105.5% Keith Forbes (3) Keith Forbes (54)
South Melbourne 7th 9 -0- 9 100.0% Peter Reville (3) Austin Robertson (54)
St Kilda 8th 8 -0- 10 101.3% Bill Mohr (2) Bill Mohr (83)
Fitzroy 9th 7 -0- 11 89.2% Charles Chapman (3) Charles Chapman (46)
Hawthorn 10th 6 -0- 12 77.3% Jack Sharpley (3) Bert Hyde (42)
Footscray 11th 4 -0- 14 75.8% Allan Hopkins (4) Alby Morrison (48)
North Melbourne 12th 1 -0- 17 51.8% Johnny Lewis (2) Bob Mathews (29)

Umpire Results

Umpire Position Umpire(s)
Field Umpire 16
Goal Umpire 7
Boundary Umpire 39

Season Fixture

Round 1

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Melbourne Lakeside Oval 70 - 95 16,000
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v North Melbourne Corio Oval 121 - 19 9,500
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Carlton Windy Hill 51 - 58 26,000
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v St Kilda Glenferrie Oval 103 - 92 18,000
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Footscray Brunswick Street Oval 86 - 72 18,500
SAT 03/05/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Collingwood Punt Road Oval 60 - 74 32,000

Round 2

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Geelong MCG 100 - 63 14,909
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Richmond Princes Park 116 - 47 35,000
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Essendon Western Oval 74 - 58 18,000
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v South Melbourne Junction Oval 106 - 78 21,500
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Fitzroy Arden Street Oval 45 - 65 9,000
SAT 10/05/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Hawthorn Victoria Park 78 - 70 19,000

Round 3

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 99 - 104 20,000
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v St Kilda Corio Oval 70 - 60 13,000
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Carlton Glenferrie Oval 72 - 87 28,000
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Essendon Punt Road Oval 77 - 79 16,000
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Collingwood Lakeside Oval 84 - 115 18,000
SAT 17/05/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Footscray Arden Street Oval 74 - 116 13,000

Round 4

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v North Melbourne MCG 123 - 102 8,662
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Geelong Victoria Park 72 - 90 17,000
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v South Melbourne Princes Park 138 - 84 21,000
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Hawthorn Windy Hill 96 - 61 15,000
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Fitzroy Junction Oval 108 - 58 26,000
SAT 24/05/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Richmond Western Oval 64 - 91 20,000

Round 5

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Footscray MCG 120 - 62 16,975
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Carlton Corio Oval 58 - 66 15,500
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Essendon Lakeside Oval 51 - 104 18,000
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v St Kilda Arden Street Oval 99 - 71 12,000
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Collingwood Brunswick Street Oval 71 - 66 21,000
SAT 31/05/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Richmond Glenferrie Oval 59 - 77 18,000

Round 6

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 07/06/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Fitzroy Princes Park 118 - 48 30,000
SAT 07/06/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v North Melbourne Victoria Park 114 - 57 10,000
SAT 07/06/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Hawthorn Western Oval 57 - 56 9,000
MON 09/06/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Melbourne Junction Oval 76 - 67 29,000
MON 09/06/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Geelong Windy Hill 107 - 66 20,000
MON 09/06/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v South Melbourne Punt Road Oval 81 - 66 16,000

Round 7

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Collingwood MCG 79 - 97 28,779
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Richmond Corio Oval 69 - 70 9,500
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Carlton Arden Street Oval 63 - 113 15,000
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Essendon Brunswick Street Oval 91 - 106 15,000
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v St Kilda Western Oval 56 - 72 15,000
SAT 14/06/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Hawthorn Lakeside Oval 113 - 64 11,000

Round 8

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Melbourne Princes Park 70 - 72 30,000
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Geelong Glenferrie Oval 72 - 47 8,000
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v North Melbourne Windy Hill 77 - 56 13,000
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v St Kilda Victoria Park 143 - 92 15,000
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Footscray Lakeside Oval 109 - 60 12,000
SAT 21/06/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Fitzroy Punt Road Oval 100 - 72 14,000

Round 9

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Essendon MCG 114 - 88 28,344
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v South Melbourne Corio Oval 96 - 72 9,000
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Carlton Junction Oval 77 - 92 33,000
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Hawthorn Brunswick Street Oval 119 - 95 11,000
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Collingwood Western Oval 44 - 124 14,000
SAT 28/06/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Richmond Arden Street Oval 43 - 104 11,000

Round 10

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Melbourne Punt Road Oval 104 - 52 18,000
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Footscray Corio Oval 98 - 58 8,000
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Collingwood Princes Park 116 - 112 40,000
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v St Kilda Windy Hill 98 - 74 16,000
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Fitzroy Lakeside Oval 94 - 84 12,000
SAT 05/07/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v North Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 81 - 77 7,000

Round 11

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Hawthorn MCG 82 - 41 8,723
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Geelong Brunswick Street Oval 62 - 75 8,000
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Carlton Western Oval 51 - 86 12,000
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Essendon Victoria Park 98 - 68 16,000
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Richmond Junction Oval 36 - 60 19,000
SAT 12/07/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v South Melbourne Arden Street Oval 45 - 80 7,000

Round 12

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Melbourne Western Oval 58 - 61 12,000
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Geelong Princes Park 106 - 91 23,000
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v South Melbourne Windy Hill 106 - 108 14,000
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v North Melbourne Junction Oval 123 - 48 10,000
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Fitzroy Victoria Park 167 - 94 14,000
SAT 19/07/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Hawthorn Punt Road Oval 109 - 49 10,000

Round 13

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v St Kilda MCG 82 - 65 20,232
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Essendon Corio Oval 92 - 63 10,000
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Carlton Brunswick Street Oval 69 - 76 19,000
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Richmond Lakeside Oval 77 - 71 22,000
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Collingwood Arden Street Oval 39 - 121 8,000
SAT 26/07/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Footscray Glenferrie Oval 76 - 73 9,000

Round 14

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Melbourne Victoria Park 104 - 57 15,000
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v Geelong Punt Road Oval 65 - 71 15,000
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v North Melbourne Princes Park 155 - 27 11,000
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Fitzroy Windy Hill 91 - 71 9,000
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Footscray Junction Oval 61 - 52 10,000
SAT 16/08/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v South Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 73 - 94 10,000

Round 15

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Carlton MCG 83 - 77 31,481
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Hawthorn Corio Oval 125 - 43 9,000
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Essendon Arden Street Oval 48 - 95 8,000
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Collingwood Junction Oval 91 - 115 16,000
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v South Melbourne Western Oval 66 - 84 12,500
SAT 23/08/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v Richmond Brunswick Street Oval 71 - 60 14,000

Round 16

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Melbourne Windy Hill 89 - 79 15,000
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v Geelong Lakeside Oval 88 - 104 28,000
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v St Kilda Princes Park 108 - 97 20,000
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Fitzroy Glenferrie Oval 34 - 104 7,000
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Footscray Victoria Park 116 - 77 10,000
SAT 30/08/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v North Melbourne Punt Road Oval 135 - 40 7,000

Round 17

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM Melbourne v Richmond MCG 62 - 86 25,353
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM Footscray v Geelong Western Oval 98 - 81 8,500
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM Collingwood v Carlton Victoria Park 106 - 83 30,000
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM St Kilda v Essendon Junction Oval 90 - 53 13,000
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM Fitzroy v South Melbourne Brunswick Street Oval 109 - 92 8,000
SAT 06/09/1930 2:45 PM North Melbourne v Hawthorn Arden Street Oval 51 - 66 4,000

Round 18

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM Hawthorn v Melbourne Glenferrie Oval 90 - 77 5,000
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM Geelong v Fitzroy Corio Oval 78 - 38 5,000
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM Carlton v Footscray Princes Park 82 - 26 15,000
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM Essendon v Collingwood Windy Hill 66 - 109 14,000
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM Richmond v St Kilda Punt Road Oval 53 - 63 17,000
SAT 13/09/1930 2:45 PM South Melbourne v North Melbourne Lakeside Oval 109 - 36 5,000

Finals Week 1

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 20/09/1930 2:30 PM Carlton v Geelong MCG 69 - 89 47,985

Finals Week 2

Semi Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 27/09/1930 2:30 PM Collingwood v Richmond MCG 94 - 91 40,218

Finals Week 3

Preliminary Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 04/10/1930 2:30 PM Collingwood v Geelong MCG 65 - 91 41,495

Finals Week 4

Grand Final

Date Match Venue Result Attendance
SAT 11/10/1930 2:50 PM Geelong v Collingwood MCG 70 - 100 45,022